Coin tray
Applied Arts
Inventory number
2021.6.11.5.AA.DC.C1860.FRDescription
Small fruit vase shaped container, used to receive various small items such as coins or rings, made in opaline glass on openwork brass stand with scrolled handles and foot, with interlaced vine leaves and flowers.Opaline glass is a decorative style of glass made in France in the 19th century, and reached its peak of popularity during the reign of Napoleon III in the 1850s and 1860s. The glass is opaque or slightly translucent, and can appear either white or brightly colored in shades of green, blue, pink, black, lavender and yellow. The glass has a high lead content which defined it as "demi-crystal" or semi-crystal. The primary influences on this style of glass were 16th century Venetian milk glass, and English white glass produced in 18th-century Bristol.
Materials
Opaline glassBrass
Origin
circa 1860 FranceDimensions
Width : 6 cmLength : 11.5 cm
Height : 6 cm